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Game On for Microsoft Chief

Nadella Plans to Keep Xbox Business, but He May Not Have a Choice

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Dan Gallagher

July 10, 2014 1:37 p.m. ET

Satya Nadella may prefer reading Nietzsche to blasting aliens in "Halo," but the Microsoft chief seems keen on staying in the turbulent videogame business.

Mr. Nadella sent an all-hands email to Microsoft employees Thursday, laying out his vision for the company at the start of its new fiscal year. Most of his nearly 3,200 words reiterated a focus on the cloud and on mobile. But for the first time since taking the job six...